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JLPT N1 Vocabulary — Section 45

Words 881–900 of 3463, in the order a vocabulary book lists them.

  1. 881
    故人(こじん)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.the deceased; the departed
    2. 2.old friend; longtime acquaintance

    故人をしのんで、記念碑が建てられた。

    A monument has been erected to the memory of the deceased.

    故 happenstance人 person

  2. 882
    個性(こせい)
    Nouncommon
    1. individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy

    彼は個性が強い。

    He has a strong personality.

    個 individual性 sex

  3. 883
    戸籍(こせき)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.family register
    2. 2.census
    3. 3.Family register

    戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。

    Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.

    戸 door籍 enroll

  4. 884
    固体(こたい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
    2. 2.Solid

    水は凍ると固体になる。

    Water becomes solid when it freezes.

    固 harden体 body

  5. 885
    答(こた)え
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.answer; reply; response
    2. 2.answer; solution; result

    これが答えですか？

    Is this the answer?

    答 solution

  6. 886
    火燵(こたつ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)
    2. 2.Kotatsu

    火 fire

  7. 887
    古代(こだい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.ancient times; distant past; antiquity
    2. 2.Ancient history

    これが古代の法です。

    This is an ancient law.

    古 old代 substitute

  8. 888
    誇張(こちょう)
    Nouncommon
    1. exaggeration

    誇張しないでください。

    Don't exaggerate.

    誇 boast張 counter for bows & stringed instruments

  9. 889
    滑稽(こっけい)
    Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)common
    1. 1.funny; comical; humorous; laughable
    2. 2.ridiculous; silly; absurd

    彼がとても滑稽な話をしたので、私たちはみんな笑った。

    He told us such a funny story that we all laughed.

    滑 slippery

  10. 890
    国交(こっこう)
    Nouncommon
    1. diplomatic relations

    それ以来カナダとイランの国交は断絶している。

    Since then, diplomatic relations between Canada and Iran have been suspended.

    国 country交 mingle

  11. 891
    固定(こてい)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); securing; anchoring
    2. 2.fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same
    3. 3.fixation (histology)

    ガムテープで固定しとけばオッケー。

    Secure it with duct tape and you're good to go.

    固 harden定 determine

  12. 892
    事柄(ことがら)
    Nouncommon
    1. matter; thing; affair; circumstance

    これは重大な事柄だと考えられている。

    This is considered to be a matter of great importance.

    事 matter柄 design

  13. 893
    悉(ことごと)く
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. altogether; entirely
  14. 894
    殊(こと)に
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. 1.especially; particularly; unusually; above all
    2. 2.additionally

    ロックは殊に若者に人気だ。

    Rock music is especially popular among young people.

    殊 particularly

  15. 895
    孤独(こどく)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.solitude; loneliness; isolation
    2. 2.Solitude

    とても孤独です。

    I'm so lonely.

    孤 orphan独 single

  16. 896
    此(こ)の
    Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)common
    1. 1.this
    2. 2.last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
    3. 3.you (as in "you liar")
  17. 897
    この間(あいだ)
    Nouncommon
    1. 1.the other day; lately; recently; during this period
    2. 2.meanwhile; in the meantime

    いとこの間柄です。

    We are cousins.

    間 interval

  18. 898
    この頃(ごろ)
    Adverb (fukushi)common
    1. these days; nowadays; now; at present

    この頃あなたらしくない。

    You don't seem to be yourself these days.
  19. 899
    好(この)ましい
    I-adjective (keiyoushi)common
    1. nice; likeable; desirable

    就職の面接には派手なネクタイよりも地味なネクタイの方が好ましい。

    A conservative tie is preferable to a loud one for a job interview.

    好 fond

  20. 900
    個別(こべつ)
    Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'common
    1. individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

    最近塾の講師を始めた。主に数学と英語の個別指導をしている。

    I recently started teaching at a cram school. Mainly I tutor maths and English to students individually.

    個 individual別 separate

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